The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-04-27

In the back and is carelessly drawn across
the front, caught at the side under silver
buckle. That is decorative, but 1t is also
in place--there is reason for its exist
ence But the feet of mademoiselle show
prominently-ah a plating about the
lower edge, a plating that will flare
slightly will hide that; so, much as Mon
sieur Worth dislikes to cut beautiful
stuffs into trimmings, this must be done.
The bodice-ahl there is trouble
1at-chested and broad shouldered-the
bodice by being pointed in the back and
front and arehing over the hips will make
them look larger; a proper amount of
padding will fill the hollows about the
upper part of the chest and the arm
holes but puff must be gotten; ali! the
old pictures inspire him and the lace
jabot Is made soft falling vest to which
we have given the name Fedora. The
sleeves make the long, thin arms more
graceful because they are pulled to the
elbows and fit close in the lower part,
the wrists being made to appear more
rounded and less bony. The high collar
fits the neck well and has narrow fold
of white showing above it, and mademoi-
selle, whose awkwardness was before a
horror, steps out in the inspiration of
Worth graceful figure picturesquely
gowned. This will make the fashion for
women of that type, but, alas as M. Worth
knows to his sorrow, those exactly oppo-
site and to whom it is entirely unsuited
will buy and wear just such gown, and
will be referred to as IAN awfully dressed
creature who is gotten up by Worth
From several other large French estab-
lishments do the fashions reach here, but
Worth for gowns, Felix and Pingat for
wraps give cachet no others attain. The
English tailors brought to us the cloth
suits that Worth calls stable Clothes"
but the American tailor made them fit
and the American woman knows how to
wear them The kilt skirt, which came
into favor with the introduction of the
Marquis of Lorne into the royal family,
began the era Of simplicity in walking
suits. The tailor, who bases part of his
reputation on the fact of his dressing the
daughters of the Princess of Wales, says
that much more boldly here than he does
in London, for there they are said to be
'the dowdiest- looking girls in town"
This same tailor prides himself on the
prices Americans will pay him, and yet
he does not give as chic a costume, it
does not fit as well nor has 1t the cachet
of many one made by less well-known
houses
A fine walk, good figure and the abil-
ity to hold ones self up well are neces-
sary when tailor suit is worn-it Is not
charitable costume, it does not hide a
single defect, but it is smart and just
now the vogue. The very high collar,
the velvet or silver dog-collar owe their
being fashionable to the Princess of
Wales who, in addition to having very
long, slender neck, hides scar that is
upon it in this way. If 1t were not be-
coming, however, even the seal set upon
it by her royal highness' approval would
scarcely make the extreme curate or
military collar the fancy of women almost
all over the world
So many fashions can be traced to a
wish to conceal deformities, or make
prominent beauty-the use of huge fans
to Anne of Austria who wished to hide
her miserable teeth in coquettish way /;
the lace muller, the conception of prin-